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it will give us a playing field where we can argue for lower taxes, less regulation, smaller government, strong military, et cetera. but if we don't pass it, we will not compete for the hispanic vote. >> if we don't pass it, we will not compete for the hispanic vote. do you think he's right? >> yeah, i think he's absolutely right, and i actually would make an argument for not only the hispanic vote but also for independent voters, right? so, immigration reform and the current moral crisis that exists in our community because, you know, 1,100 people are getting deported every day that president obama doesn't halt the deportations and every day the house republicans don't act on this bill. so, i think americans have tuned in to that. i think americans understand the crisis that our community is faced with every day, and they tie that to the inaction. i mean, but republicans have now this track where they have to first fail at something to then realize that it's political suicide for them to continue on that destructive path. >> that's a good point, and that is exactly the dynamic that had
it will give us a playing field where we can argue for lower taxes, less regulation, smaller government, strong military, et cetera. but if we don't pass it, we will not compete for the hispanic vote. >> if we don't pass it, we will not compete for the hispanic vote. do you think he's right? >> yeah, i think he's absolutely right, and i actually would make an argument for not only the hispanic vote but also for independent voters, right? so, immigration reform and the current moral...
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the child tax credit is another refundable tax credit, the second-biggest refundable tax credit. as big as theut earned income tax credit. the treasury and that the general office has reported on that as well, problems with that. it is also -- it has also been expanded. most recently in 2000 nine. so, it has many of the same problems. andit has overlapping income over low income range and also in middle and upper income. if you can get it up to about $100,000 in income. and then there are other educational-related refundable tax credits. and income him over range. they are all structured similarly. they have this phase in range and then a plateau and then it phases out. you get more and more subsidy as you work more and more, and then a constant level of subsidy over a certain income range and then the subsidy phaseout. and the phaseout ranges where you get the disincentive to work additional hours. so, there is really no effect on the economy. it is a wash. over the the fact that higher income range, those tend -- more productive workers. they earn more by definition. so on bala
the child tax credit is another refundable tax credit, the second-biggest refundable tax credit. as big as theut earned income tax credit. the treasury and that the general office has reported on that as well, problems with that. it is also -- it has also been expanded. most recently in 2000 nine. so, it has many of the same problems. andit has overlapping income over low income range and also in middle and upper income. if you can get it up to about $100,000 in income. and then there are other...
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it will eliminate your monthly mortgage payments and give you tax-free cash from the equity in your home. and here's the best part -- you still own your home. take control of your retirement today. ♪ ♪ [laughing] [message beep] [tires screeching] toxic chemicals and carcinogens are leaching into the environment. it's happening right where we live, work and play. everywhere. cigarette butts are toxic waste. let's stop the toxic litter. learn more at rethinkbutts.org >>> naung very much. good morning, everybody. we'll start with live doppler 7118. you see a few clouds lurking off the coast. all of us are clear this morning. let's talk about what's going to happen this afternoon. our warmest day in the forecast. we look at how clean there air is. you can see nice reflection on the bay water. above average warmth everywhere. mid to upper 60s at the coast. low to mid 60s around the bay. and mid 70s. >>> developing news out of hayward. a woman
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it is sort of like the first president bush saying no new taxes. he broke that pledge. at least he had the honesty to tell everybody he was breaking the pledge. the president pledged this and never admitted he was going to break it. there's millions of people going to lose it, at least 15 million, including people in the small business community. many small business people are going to lose their plans too. >> we're going to get to that. dr. emanuel, the "wall street journal" reported this weekend that you in fact were part of a debate inside the white house at the time about whether or not this claim you can keep your plan, you can keep your doctor was misleading. this week -- >> i -- >> let me ask the question. then you can answer. -- whether it was misleading. on megyn kelly's show this week you blamed the insurance companies. >> if an insurance companies decides it's changing how it's going to structure its plan that is not the law doing it. that is the insurance company deciding for business reasons. >> but, doctor, the obama law demands that the insurance companie
it is sort of like the first president bush saying no new taxes. he broke that pledge. at least he had the honesty to tell everybody he was breaking the pledge. the president pledged this and never admitted he was going to break it. there's millions of people going to lose it, at least 15 million, including people in the small business community. many small business people are going to lose their plans too. >> we're going to get to that. dr. emanuel, the "wall street journal"...
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let's do what we did with tax reform. break down to individual groups and solve this problem together so we are taking the best of the public sector, the best of the private sector, and all that innovation technology can bring to bear on changing the paradigm for the american citizen. so it's their health and well being that becomes the focus, not the ideology of either party. but the health and well-being of the american citizen. that's what this should be about. we can do it. by taking both sides of what both parties and both ideas can bring to this discussion, the best of the private sector, the best of the public sector and everything that science and technology and innovation can provide. there's more than $800 billion annually in wasted inefficiency. this is the most inefficient economic system in the world. can't we come together to solve that? use this committee to lead the way and set the example for regular order can provide by challenging everybody to sit down as we have in tax reform and come up with a solutio
let's do what we did with tax reform. break down to individual groups and solve this problem together so we are taking the best of the public sector, the best of the private sector, and all that innovation technology can bring to bear on changing the paradigm for the american citizen. so it's their health and well being that becomes the focus, not the ideology of either party. but the health and well-being of the american citizen. that's what this should be about. we can do it. by taking both...
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bill deblasio in a position to raise taxes. he told you what he's going to do. he's going to take taxes up. if he wins, does that put a crimp in anything? do rates go higher? >> in terms of the mayor's race we'll see in the next couple of weeks. whoever it is, will try to continue the positive job growth, the diversification of our economy, technology -- focused on technology. a lot of the companies moving downtown, midtown south are getting priced out. i think whoever that mayor is, whether it's lodo or de blasio, he'll continue to make jobs, continuous to be the capital of the world in terms of trying to attract and retain the best and brightest and continue to drive crime down and public safety and a liveable city. go to brooklyn. you see the tremendous amount of people living and working in brooklyn today, queens, all over the city great growth. >> brooklyn is hot. what industries are spending the most money in terms of real estate right now? you said technology. >> definitely technology. but it's also -- there's a company called we work. it's just taken ove
bill deblasio in a position to raise taxes. he told you what he's going to do. he's going to take taxes up. if he wins, does that put a crimp in anything? do rates go higher? >> in terms of the mayor's race we'll see in the next couple of weeks. whoever it is, will try to continue the positive job growth, the diversification of our economy, technology -- focused on technology. a lot of the companies moving downtown, midtown south are getting priced out. i think whoever that mayor is,...
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do i tell them, that is a tax? that's a tax you've got to pay so that more folks have access. is that fair? is that what it is really? >> what i would say to those folks, it's going to depend on their individual situation. if they are in a group market where they already had a group employer-sponsored insurance, that is a different situation. if they are in the individual market, they now have access to health care. they now have a competitive market. >> the time has expired. mr. shock -- schock? >> let's talk about a website that does work. now, ifhouse.gov right you go to whitehouse.gov, health insurance reform a reality check, the headline. you can keep your health insurance if you like it. it is currently on their website. linda douglass of the white house office of health reform debunks the myth that reform will force you out of your current insurance plan if you like it, force you to change doctors. to the contrary, reform will expand your choices, not eliminate them. whitehouse.gov then cites three sources to substantiate their claim. one of them is a blog post by linda
do i tell them, that is a tax? that's a tax you've got to pay so that more folks have access. is that fair? is that what it is really? >> what i would say to those folks, it's going to depend on their individual situation. if they are in a group market where they already had a group employer-sponsored insurance, that is a different situation. if they are in the individual market, they now have access to health care. they now have a competitive market. >> the time has expired. mr....
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we had two areas of high pressure, one over at hand tax the biggest north of boston up into can damp this is a giant high and helping stall the weather pattern to the west. again, doesn't look like it'll get in until early on today. thursday, that means a dry day tomorrow mildler day, should see temperatures into the lower 60s and into the 70s points just to the south in the carolina's. tonight down to 42, mostly cldy, not as frigid, a fairly calm set up through the day tomorrow. 64 your two degree guarantee. cloudy as we turn tomorrow night into 50 or so we will run a little cooler uneventful until we get there to thursday. speaking of that here is the most accurate seven day forecast. rain on and off. i think particularly the early part of the day thursday, thursday still mild with that rain we cool it down behind that rain maker on friday and saturday. in the 50s and looking toward the -- events of sunday and monday. not bad. we have a pretty mild tailgate at 62 with sun for ravens game day and then veteran's day monday for the parade and such. >> 60. love it. >> love it. >> every
we had two areas of high pressure, one over at hand tax the biggest north of boston up into can damp this is a giant high and helping stall the weather pattern to the west. again, doesn't look like it'll get in until early on today. thursday, that means a dry day tomorrow mildler day, should see temperatures into the lower 60s and into the 70s points just to the south in the carolina's. tonight down to 42, mostly cldy, not as frigid, a fairly calm set up through the day tomorrow. 64 your two...
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. >>> higher taxes in maryland may actually be saving lives. health advocates announced the state cigarette tax is stopping people from smoking and now they want to hike the tax even higher. >> reporter: the state already charges $2.00 in charges for each pack of cigarettes you buy. health advocates want that to be raised to $3.00 a pack to force more people to quit. for seven years, she smoked a pack of cigarettes every other day. >> i get shortness of breath walking up the steps. >> reporter: it wasn't just her health that suffered, her bank account took a beating. >> and they keep going up. i don't know why people keep buying them. >> reporter: according to a new report, that high price may be causing people to quit. advocates say cigarette sales have been on a steady decline for the past few years ever since tobacco taxes started rising. smoking rates have fallen 32% from 1998 to 2010. >> tobacco tax increases save lives. >> reporter: that's why vincent demarco is lobbying for another dollar increase. >> we want a new tax to go to health ca
. >>> higher taxes in maryland may actually be saving lives. health advocates announced the state cigarette tax is stopping people from smoking and now they want to hike the tax even higher. >> reporter: the state already charges $2.00 in charges for each pack of cigarettes you buy. health advocates want that to be raised to $3.00 a pack to force more people to quit. for seven years, she smoked a pack of cigarettes every other day. >> i get shortness of breath walking up...
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. >> reporter: celebrating break throughs like restoring the oyster population and the rain tax. >> you can see it was a 3300 fee just for the rain water. >> reporter: the candidates take stands to protect the chesapeake bay. the rain tax which charges property owners the rain that runs into the bay. >> we are embracing and implementing a plan that is fair and doesn't run away from our burden like other counties are. >> reporter: they might consider modification s, but gansler is enforcing it. >> we need to have a review of our tax structure. >> i would have preferred the original bill to be statewide. i'm open to having the conversation of expanding who it supplies to. >> i'm never in favor of putting the state mandates in local governments. >> reporter: ron george expects to see the tax revisited in the next session. keep in mind there's a 2014 session before there's a 2014 election. this and a number of other issues can change by then. back to you. >> reporter: they lowered the rain tax for all non-profit organizations to $1. >>> a quick look at the stories you'll find in tomorrow's
. >> reporter: celebrating break throughs like restoring the oyster population and the rain tax. >> you can see it was a 3300 fee just for the rain water. >> reporter: the candidates take stands to protect the chesapeake bay. the rain tax which charges property owners the rain that runs into the bay. >> we are embracing and implementing a plan that is fair and doesn't run away from our burden like other counties are. >> reporter: they might consider modification s,...
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it didn't raise taxes our cut medicaid and this one does. if they can't get the website right, what makes you think they will be able to get the health care itself correct. >> the ones calling for delay now are not the republicans, it's the democrats. there is about a dozen says let's push back the mandate, the penalty, joe mansion of west virginia saying let's delay it a year. we're going to talk about gop problems, but how big of a burden could obama care be for democrats in 2014? >> it could potentially be a very significant burden, chris. i imagine most of the people calling fe delay are -- for del are up for reelection. i think the political impact depends on two things. number one, the behavior of the republicans. if that was the case, that will shift attention away. assuming they don't do that, let's turn to substance. if there are many more cancellations, that's the big problem. if you look at the american people who have coverage really care about, it's have u lower cost increases. it would be because of other factors, that will pol
it didn't raise taxes our cut medicaid and this one does. if they can't get the website right, what makes you think they will be able to get the health care itself correct. >> the ones calling for delay now are not the republicans, it's the democrats. there is about a dozen says let's push back the mandate, the penalty, joe mansion of west virginia saying let's delay it a year. we're going to talk about gop problems, but how big of a burden could obama care be for democrats in 2014?...
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the county was told by the state last week to impose the tax or risk a fine. maryland's nine largest counties and baltimore city are all required to collect fees for storm water management. the state says frederick and harford counties also have yet to impose that tax. >>> clouds but no rain in this area today. it is still a few degrees obama or feels like it. take a look outside now a mix of clouds and sun but more clouds at the moment. wjz's live with first warning weather coverage. marty bass in the outback minus yesterday's scarf. and meteorologist chelsea ingram in the weather center. >> we'll see more cloud cover than we did yesterday throughout the day today. temperatures though will be on the mild side. right now 55 at the airport. we had a chilly start with temperatures bottoming out in the low and mid-30s. now they are on up. we are warmer than where we were this time yesterday. look at the 24-hour temperature change. anywhere from four degrees in cumberland to 12 degrees warmer in elkton. and in the metro. as i mentioned we've got a lot of cloud cov
the county was told by the state last week to impose the tax or risk a fine. maryland's nine largest counties and baltimore city are all required to collect fees for storm water management. the state says frederick and harford counties also have yet to impose that tax. >>> clouds but no rain in this area today. it is still a few degrees obama or feels like it. take a look outside now a mix of clouds and sun but more clouds at the moment. wjz's live with first warning weather coverage....
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two, you are going to have tax incentives, tax rebates for millions, as many as 6 or 7 million americans to get into this program. so they can get health coverage. >> who pays for that, julianne? who picks up the tab on rebates? >> that was part of the aca, that was part of the law. that was part of -- it comes through a tax rebate. >> let's talk about where the money comes from. originally when president obama pushed this, and turned a bill into a law, the cbo said it was going to be about $900 billion. now, they have upped that. the cbo has under that number to $1.8 trillion. we are not even talking about these additional insion incentives and rebates which is only going to add though that number. >> one how is it paid for tax increases like the medical equipment tax and increase on capital gains. there is no question there are some taxes that are paying for this secondly, the cbo also made it clear that the healthcare law was going to be a net reducer in terms of our federal deficit. >> julian, i have toil, president obama, unequivocally said this will not be a tax increase. he looked
two, you are going to have tax incentives, tax rebates for millions, as many as 6 or 7 million americans to get into this program. so they can get health coverage. >> who pays for that, julianne? who picks up the tab on rebates? >> that was part of the aca, that was part of the law. that was part of -- it comes through a tax rebate. >> let's talk about where the money comes from. originally when president obama pushed this, and turned a bill into a law, the cbo said it was...
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all those bills, budgets, accounts and taxes. it's a complex problem, but you don't have to solve it by yourself. at intuit, we make tools to help you simplify it all, so you can focus on what matters most. intuit. simplify the business of life. >>> another high scoring couple sent home on dancing the stars. >> once the votes were put in the couple was eliminated. >> brandt and vita. >> brian was sent home despite high price from his guest judge cher. he broke down in tears as his name was called. >> i just learned how hard it is, how tough it is. i learned i'm capable of it. it's amazing. honor. >> six couples remain you can watch the show right here on abc2 on monday night at eight. >>> all right. when we turn back the clocks did we also turn off the crime? >> the link between the two at six which starts right now. >> you're watching the station that works for you, now, abc 2news at six. >> thousands of dollars of marijuana taken from a home with hip-hop connections. >> a car goes barreling in to a building tearing down a wall.
all those bills, budgets, accounts and taxes. it's a complex problem, but you don't have to solve it by yourself. at intuit, we make tools to help you simplify it all, so you can focus on what matters most. intuit. simplify the business of life. >>> another high scoring couple sent home on dancing the stars. >> once the votes were put in the couple was eliminated. >> brandt and vita. >> brian was sent home despite high price from his guest judge cher. he broke down in...
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we did not raise 18 new taxes let alone any taxes, we did not cut anything from our health care plan half a trillion in medicare and so on and so on and so on. it makes my blood boil. but they may have to get control of in massachusetts is cost. still skyrocketing and we now have almost dumbed down the coverage as a result of what the president is trying to push down everybody's throat. bill: thank you for hanging out. scott brown from boston, massachusetts, with us today as the hearing continues in washington. martha: the health care chief marilyn tavenner receiving a grilling right now on the obamacare rollout. much more on the plan to fix the problems right after this, we will be right back. martha: the saga continues and it plays out again tomorrow, right? bill: in november we will have some numbers for you. martha: looking forward to that. that will be an interesting day. bill: tavenner continues today and sebelius will be tomorrow. we will see what kind of progress is made. a different hearing tomorrow, different cast of characters. martha: we will see you later. and we will se
we did not raise 18 new taxes let alone any taxes, we did not cut anything from our health care plan half a trillion in medicare and so on and so on and so on. it makes my blood boil. but they may have to get control of in massachusetts is cost. still skyrocketing and we now have almost dumbed down the coverage as a result of what the president is trying to push down everybody's throat. bill: thank you for hanging out. scott brown from boston, massachusetts, with us today as the hearing...
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details how the obama campaign explained dumping joe biden and reed got the idea reid didn't pay income tax and more. the book doesn't come out until next week but jonathan martin has all the incite details and joins us now. it's fascinating on your reporting in this. how serious were they looking into having hillary clinton be the vice president? >> it was serious, not that it was intentionally polled and focused grouped. campaigns don't spend the money unless they are seriously exploring something. it was only known but about a half dozen of the top obama senior advisors, people like david axle rod and most notably the chief of staff william daily, then chief of staff who became close to joe biden. they are similar age, similar background. >> similar background. you talked to him? >> i talked hto him on the phon and he confirmed saying he thought it was his due diligence as chief of staff to explain the possibility of what she would mean for obama in 201. they concluded she wouldn't add a substantial effect, she would help but not enough to dump biden. >> so a bump but not big enough to j
details how the obama campaign explained dumping joe biden and reed got the idea reid didn't pay income tax and more. the book doesn't come out until next week but jonathan martin has all the incite details and joins us now. it's fascinating on your reporting in this. how serious were they looking into having hillary clinton be the vice president? >> it was serious, not that it was intentionally polled and focused grouped. campaigns don't spend the money unless they are seriously...
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this includes comprehensive tax reform to make our tax code less burdensome and changes to our entitlement programs to ensure that they are working as they should for future generations. american families know that they cannot spend limitlessly and never pay their bills. our federal government should not be any different and it's time to break our bad spending habits. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady from california is recognized for one minute. ms. hahn: thank you, mr. speaker. the affordable care act is more than a website, it's affordable quality health insurance made available to everyone. and what my friend on the other side of the aisle like to keep talking about bad stories, there's some good stories about the affordable care act and i have one of them. it's sara and joe, parents of two small children from los angeles who have
this includes comprehensive tax reform to make our tax code less burdensome and changes to our entitlement programs to ensure that they are working as they should for future generations. american families know that they cannot spend limitlessly and never pay their bills. our federal government should not be any different and it's time to break our bad spending habits. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlelady from...
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about two-thirds said raising taxes to cut the deficit was a nonstarter. and compared to obamacare, which more voters actually said they wanted to repeal, these levels of support are striking. so if our friends on the other side want to keep trying to claim an electoral mandate for maintaining obamacare contradicted by the facts as that phaoeurbgs while using their own logic we had to call the mandate for reducing the size of government a super mandate. that's why their new plan to undo the cuts the president campaigned on and increase the debt is so outrageous. we hear that the senior senator from new york will soon announce a proposal to give the permanent -- give the president permanent power to borrow more. in other words, he wants to extend the debt ceiling permanently by going around congress. let me repeat that. the so-called schumer-obama plan is a plan to permanently hand the president a credit card without spending limits and without lifting a finger to address the national debt. truly outrageous, especially when you consider that our debt is now
about two-thirds said raising taxes to cut the deficit was a nonstarter. and compared to obamacare, which more voters actually said they wanted to repeal, these levels of support are striking. so if our friends on the other side want to keep trying to claim an electoral mandate for maintaining obamacare contradicted by the facts as that phaoeurbgs while using their own logic we had to call the mandate for reducing the size of government a super mandate. that's why their new plan to undo the...
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they returned it in the form of a tax cut. that was a 10 year tax cut. what we did not anticipate, of course, was what happened on september 11, 2001. we went from surpluses to deficits almost overnight. the tax cuts remained in effect. you are right that there should have been some revisiting of the tax cuts that went into effect. those tax cuts also allowed us to avoid of major recession. host: you bring up deficits. how much motivation is there right now to get a grant deal done? weather in this effort or a future effort -- with the u.s. just having posted its lowest deficit. guest: you're right. we just ended fiscal year 2013. of $680a deficit billion. i believe that is what the figure was. that was a significant 30% reduction from the previous two- year. -- from the previous year. this is taking some pressure off. eggs are improving. i would point out that part of the reason the deficit came down so significantly is that revenues went up 13%. spending went down two percent. the combination resulted in the deficit coming down. the difficulty is that,
they returned it in the form of a tax cut. that was a 10 year tax cut. what we did not anticipate, of course, was what happened on september 11, 2001. we went from surpluses to deficits almost overnight. the tax cuts remained in effect. you are right that there should have been some revisiting of the tax cuts that went into effect. those tax cuts also allowed us to avoid of major recession. host: you bring up deficits. how much motivation is there right now to get a grant deal done? weather in...
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the state is being proactive limiting the spending of tax dollars in areas of high risk of flooding. >> it's been nice here, though. >>> we have some very, very mild air headed our way for the next two days. take a look at temperatures and look at that humidity. it was humid last night. tonight it's up to 96% with no wind at all. we're at 53. the dew point 52. there will be fog in some areas. the barometer is still rising. currently 52 in oakland. 58 hagerstown. the warm spot in ocean city coming in at 61 degrees. locally low to mid-50s running 8-9 degrees warmer than we had last night. the normal is now 63, 41. the records 83 and 26 back in 1965. right now everybody at a dead calm. there will be a chance to run into some fog overnight or in the morning hours before things begin to change. most the snow we had earlier is gone. the shower activity up to chicago approaching detroit, much of northern section of indiana, this rain pattern most of it will pass northwest. some of it will reach our region but late tomorrow morning. probably 1-2:00 a.m. on friday. it will be in the warm air
the state is being proactive limiting the spending of tax dollars in areas of high risk of flooding. >> it's been nice here, though. >>> we have some very, very mild air headed our way for the next two days. take a look at temperatures and look at that humidity. it was humid last night. tonight it's up to 96% with no wind at all. we're at 53. the dew point 52. there will be fog in some areas. the barometer is still rising. currently 52 in oakland. 58 hagerstown. the warm spot in...
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we have taxed alcohol for a long time. it is not at all out of all oute ordinary to tax products with negative side effect. >> a consulting firm has been hired by the beverage companies to fight the tax. >> they simply have the effect of raising the cost of living open working people and on small businesses. they have no material effect on the ability of people to lead healthy lifestyles. >> the firm helped defeat a soda tax across the bay in richmond and he thinks san francisco voters will respond the same. >> san francisco folk have other priorities that are much higher on the agenda that placing a tax on beverage sugar on the ballot. >> here is a sample of what we heard this morning. >> it is an should have personal responsibility. penalizeing through taxation is teach. >> if it works and they show it reduces soda drinking, that would be good. >> he plans to propose the idea to the board of supervisors today. the goal is to get it on the ballot for the voters next year. >> this story is generating a lot talk including s
we have taxed alcohol for a long time. it is not at all out of all oute ordinary to tax products with negative side effect. >> a consulting firm has been hired by the beverage companies to fight the tax. >> they simply have the effect of raising the cost of living open working people and on small businesses. they have no material effect on the ability of people to lead healthy lifestyles. >> the firm helped defeat a soda tax across the bay in richmond and he thinks san...
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cuccinelli opposes abortion and gay rights, wants to cut the state income tax. mcauliff is pro choice, supports same sex marriage and would call for a task force, but vowed not to raise taxes. despite all the issues, this race seemed to be coming down to the tea party and obamacare. >> i oppose expanding this failure and terry mcauliff, as he likes to say, is all in. >> impediments are coming out of washington. i don't because it is the first major race between the forces and faces of the new republican tea party, a tea party whose social recidivism is outside done only by its hostility to science and technology. >> what about the president's dropping approval rating and the problems with obamacare? will that hurt you at all? >> focused on our jobs, economic development, we have big issues, sequestration here for another year, how do we replace those jobs? we are going to be laser focused on that. >> reporter: that is our peggy fox. we are hearing terry mcauliff will be here shortly. back to you in the studio. >> delia goncalves reporting from woodbridge, virgin
cuccinelli opposes abortion and gay rights, wants to cut the state income tax. mcauliff is pro choice, supports same sex marriage and would call for a task force, but vowed not to raise taxes. despite all the issues, this race seemed to be coming down to the tea party and obamacare. >> i oppose expanding this failure and terry mcauliff, as he likes to say, is all in. >> impediments are coming out of washington. i don't because it is the first major race between the forces and faces...
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we get taxed. and since we all benefit, there are parts of this law that also require everybody to contribute. that require everybody to take some measure of responsibility. so to help pay for the law, the wealthiest americans, families who make more than $250,000 a year, have to pay a little bit more. the most expensive employer health insurance plans no longer qualify for unlimited tax breaks. some follks aren't happen about that, but it's the right thing to do. just like in massachusetts, most people who can afford health insurance have to take responsibility to buy health insurance or pay a penalty. employers are more than 50 employees are required to either provide health insurance to their workers or pay a penalty. because they shouldn't just dump off those costs on to the rest of us. everybody has some respons responsibili responsibilities. now, it is also true that some americans who have health insurance plans that they bought on their own through the old individual market are getting noti
we get taxed. and since we all benefit, there are parts of this law that also require everybody to contribute. that require everybody to take some measure of responsibility. so to help pay for the law, the wealthiest americans, families who make more than $250,000 a year, have to pay a little bit more. the most expensive employer health insurance plans no longer qualify for unlimited tax breaks. some follks aren't happen about that, but it's the right thing to do. just like in massachusetts,...
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. >> the transportation bill did put extra and more taxes on northern virginia than any other place in the state. that was my major concern. now that it's passed i'm going to make sure northern virginia is going to get their congestion relief. >> reporter: comstock accused her opponent of wanting to raise taxes. murphy criticizes comstock for helping to kill the law limiting gun purchases in virginia for one a month. comstock said the law was watered down. >> there had been so many compels already long before i was in the legislature -- exemptions already long before i was in the legislature. >> reporter: comstock said virginia developed a strong background system, but murphy wants to expand all sales at gun shows. >> you have to have a check if you buy from a federally licensed gun dealer but not everybody is. i lost my brother to gun violence. he was murdered when two gunmen came in with an illegal gun and murdered him. >> reporter: election day is tuesday, peggy fox, wusa9. >>> still ahead tonight get ready for cold and flu season. we are debunking some of the myths coming up. i'm m
. >> the transportation bill did put extra and more taxes on northern virginia than any other place in the state. that was my major concern. now that it's passed i'm going to make sure northern virginia is going to get their congestion relief. >> reporter: comstock accused her opponent of wanting to raise taxes. murphy criticizes comstock for helping to kill the law limiting gun purchases in virginia for one a month. comstock said the law was watered down. >> there had been so...
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the combination of the forced budget cuts, the came tester with tax -- the sequester with tax increases on high income households are the factors that led to the rucks. >>> if you're a veteran looking for a job, you may want to check out usajobs.gov, they have been hiring. veterans make up 29% of the new federal workers. that is the highest percentage of military veterans in more than two decades. the defense department led the way with about 46% of new hires being vet ramps. >>> parlay view fran say? if you're fluent in a foreign language, the future is looking brighter for you. the top growing occupations in the nation are translators and interpreters. it predicts about 25,000 jobs will open up between 2010 and 2020 and it doesn't include the military which is also actively recruiting more translators and interpreters. nationwide workers in the field earn a median salary of $43,000 a year but these jobs pay well into the six figures. time to learn the -- time to hit the books and learn the second language. >> thank you, jess. >>> a deadly shooting at a local homeless shelter is under
the combination of the forced budget cuts, the came tester with tax -- the sequester with tax increases on high income households are the factors that led to the rucks. >>> if you're a veteran looking for a job, you may want to check out usajobs.gov, they have been hiring. veterans make up 29% of the new federal workers. that is the highest percentage of military veterans in more than two decades. the defense department led the way with about 46% of new hires being vet ramps....
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we all pay taxes. we are all connected to the irs in some way. from everything that i have heard, the privacy is actually very strong through healthcare.gov. so, it has not been a huge area of concern. another point to respond on, birth control -- that is an area that i think young people particularly were excited about -- the idea that you could get preventive care, including birth control, with no co-pays, it is a huge benefit to young people, and particularly young women. having gone to a school like georgetown that had an issue time, wherer a long it was actually providing it for the faculty, a lot of young people have just said that is fair. in this country it is an important benefit for women's health. the fourth issue she brought up was the deficit and aca may contribute. guest: the cbo scored that it would actually decrease the deficit. this law, if anything, reduces the deficit or is budget neutral. one of the ideas behind the law is we are going to bring health- care cost under control. we ha
we all pay taxes. we are all connected to the irs in some way. from everything that i have heard, the privacy is actually very strong through healthcare.gov. so, it has not been a huge area of concern. another point to respond on, birth control -- that is an area that i think young people particularly were excited about -- the idea that you could get preventive care, including birth control, with no co-pays, it is a huge benefit to young people, and particularly young women. having gone to a...
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ears popped up because that means tax my community. i'm a property owner and the games, you know, that i have seen here is that everyone that was working with a redevelopment agency was part of the redevelopment agency are not all in the department and they're singing the same tune. the same tune is being sang, and you need to investigate. you need to get documented for yourselves and read for your sexes because when he talked about the 75 -- the housing being destroyed and western division, i like no know where were they? the last time anything was destroyed here in san francisco was when we had the earthquake and i like to know information period because talking and if you believe all the talk that you hear, we're not going any place because of the fact even building the houses in huntis point, if you buy a house up there, you can't even get insurance because you won't be able to dig in the ground to make flowers or make vegetables because the shipyard is a super site not a brown site. what's his name, who is the boss giving out -- m
ears popped up because that means tax my community. i'm a property owner and the games, you know, that i have seen here is that everyone that was working with a redevelopment agency was part of the redevelopment agency are not all in the department and they're singing the same tune. the same tune is being sang, and you need to investigate. you need to get documented for yourselves and read for your sexes because when he talked about the 75 -- the housing being destroyed and western division, i...
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he didn't impose taxes. said obama care imposed 500 billion over the next ten years and now three times as expensive. we can argue the merits of state versus federal. there's a remarkable difference between the relationship with government and health care. and the relationship should be with your doctor. >> we can also argue whether romney's being truthful if he thought romney care, which was the model for obama care was only good for massachusetts. he wanted to make that the template for the rest of the country. >> can we all agree he was a pretty good guest to get? >> governor romney, sure. >> well, nancy pelosi didn't think -- she didn't know why he was on sunday talk show. i've got to move you on to this. tomorrow the president will host in the roosevelt room a meeting about immigration reform. i'm talking about distractions. talking about equal rights for gays and lesbians in the workplace. it was also immigration and there was an economic speech in there. is it distraction, david, so we're not talking
he didn't impose taxes. said obama care imposed 500 billion over the next ten years and now three times as expensive. we can argue the merits of state versus federal. there's a remarkable difference between the relationship with government and health care. and the relationship should be with your doctor. >> we can also argue whether romney's being truthful if he thought romney care, which was the model for obama care was only good for massachusetts. he wanted to make that the template for...
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his wife will be reporting to prison after pleading guilty to filing state tax returns. >>> with halloween two days away, what will you be handing out to trick or treaters. chocolate makes up 72% of all halloween candy. coming in second and third, candy corn and gummy bears, reese's peanut butter cups are the single most popular halloween candy. more than 400 million pieces sold last year. i see my favorite in there. >> i have my kit cat bars then eat them myself. >> my favorite. >> there you go. >>> still ahead on "wjz eyewitness news at noon" -- >> partly cloudy but fair. how long? the complete forecast is 2 1/2 minutes away. >> here is a look at the midday stocks and last night's winning lottery numbers. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, mnever sleeping.g. ever saving. for him, her, and you. every day. but quality affordable health care seems forever out of reach -- until now. i'm doctor peter beilenson. with local doctors we've founded a new approach to health insurance -- evergreen health. neighborhood care, same day appointments, a team approach with doctors and nurses who get to know you. that's everg
his wife will be reporting to prison after pleading guilty to filing state tax returns. >>> with halloween two days away, what will you be handing out to trick or treaters. chocolate makes up 72% of all halloween candy. coming in second and third, candy corn and gummy bears, reese's peanut butter cups are the single most popular halloween candy. more than 400 million pieces sold last year. i see my favorite in there. >> i have my kit cat bars then eat them myself. >> my...
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they say it shows the 2008 cigarette tax increase is reducing the number of smokers especially among young people. the group is also poposing another tax hike to further decrease the numbers. >>> a huge turnout at george washington carver. you can see the pockets of parents in different colors representing different communities. baltimore city wants to add seats to cromwell valley elementary school, renovate loch raven elementary and halsted elementary school. that could mean a shift on where you send your students to school in the future. >> if a community is brought in to endorse a plan that is already complete, are or we asked to participate in a good process to get to a plan? >> one parent said depending on where you live you could be going to loch raven, towson or parkville high school. >>> brian stewart tells abc2 news he was rejected from cappa alpha psy because he's gay. he filed a complaint with the university a few weeks later. stewart says his actions are a pivotal point in the lgbt rights and says this is only the beginning. >> it's what you believe to be right. i will st
they say it shows the 2008 cigarette tax increase is reducing the number of smokers especially among young people. the group is also poposing another tax hike to further decrease the numbers. >>> a huge turnout at george washington carver. you can see the pockets of parents in different colors representing different communities. baltimore city wants to add seats to cromwell valley elementary school, renovate loch raven elementary and halsted elementary school. that could mean a shift...
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how do you run a modern state with tax cuts? we resort to desperate, back last november, we were asked to vote to make four indian casinos in san diego county pony up money. i thought this was a joke. they voted to do it. now, the governor proposes to borrow against future revenues. how did they deal with these social problems when the economic problems were far worse than what we can imagine today? this is from larry halprin's. and it has these quotes from roosevelt on the wall. he said in one of his talks to the people, "the test is not whether we have more, it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little". it's a different philosophy than that which we have become used to. what i am going to show you is a lost civilization. it's a strange place. and yet, it becomes oddly familiar after a while because we built it and use it every day without knowing it. it has been buried. the living new deal project is like an archaeological dig. we are going after the new deal in california, but hope to extend throughout the u
how do you run a modern state with tax cuts? we resort to desperate, back last november, we were asked to vote to make four indian casinos in san diego county pony up money. i thought this was a joke. they voted to do it. now, the governor proposes to borrow against future revenues. how did they deal with these social problems when the economic problems were far worse than what we can imagine today? this is from larry halprin's. and it has these quotes from roosevelt on the wall. he said in one...
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involves a combination of a payroll tax, commercial occupancy tax, and gross receipts tax. all of that could be in a remade form of our business tax structure. >> that is a good question to ask. i will ask this monday. >> i was born in of los angeles. i was in a mexican-american, a chicano town. my dad was a launch your worker. my mother was an office worker at usc. my parents were divorced when i was 10 years old. i moved to the east coast and lived there for six years and then fled back to california after high school. i went to school at uc santa barbara. i have been in san francisco since 1989, have lived in the excelsior since 1999. the difficulty is, muni often sees it as an industrial area, not a neighborhood. we have to figure out how to make it work as a neighborhood and as a place that can service the light rail vehicles. i have had lots of different jobs. my main job has been doing social work for san francisco state university. i have been a community organizer, a social worker, but i have also been a legislative aide. i worked mostly for community- based organi
involves a combination of a payroll tax, commercial occupancy tax, and gross receipts tax. all of that could be in a remade form of our business tax structure. >> that is a good question to ask. i will ask this monday. >> i was born in of los angeles. i was in a mexican-american, a chicano town. my dad was a launch your worker. my mother was an office worker at usc. my parents were divorced when i was 10 years old. i moved to the east coast and lived there for six years and then...
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. >> tax credits work. >> reporter: here everything seems larger than life. including its politicians. that is ron calderon. he is the target of an ongoing federal investigation. according to a sealed affidavit obtained exclusively by al jazeera's investigative unit, the senator is for sale. a politician willing to influence legislation in exchange for money. as part of an elaborate undercover sting, fbi agents posed as owners of a studio. >> they had to establish bank accounts. they needed a business license, and so it's a very extensive lengththy operation. >> reporter: the senator allegedly wanted his family added to the payroll. he told undercover agent s, any help you can do for which kids that's diamonds for me. at the world famous pebble beach resort, he attended a fund raiser. the greens were lined with some of the state's most influential lobbyist. despite an ongoing federal probe, calderon is still rubbing elbows and raising money. he has declined to comment to we caught up with him as he was resort. >> excuse me, center calderon. josh from al jazee
. >> tax credits work. >> reporter: here everything seems larger than life. including its politicians. that is ron calderon. he is the target of an ongoing federal investigation. according to a sealed affidavit obtained exclusively by al jazeera's investigative unit, the senator is for sale. a politician willing to influence legislation in exchange for money. as part of an elaborate undercover sting, fbi agents posed as owners of a studio. >> they had to establish bank...
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even if the taxing power enables congress to impose a tax on not obtaining health insurance, any tax must still comply with other requirements in the constitution, unquote. in short, mr. speaker, obamacare was upheld as a tax. the supreme court did not and has not yet considered a challenge to the affordable care act's taxing provisions on the grounds that it violated the origination clause in the united states constitution. and, mr. speaker, it most certainly did exactly that. mr. speaker, the origination clause is found in article 1, section 7 of the constitution. and it states, quote, all bills for raising revenue shall originate in the house of representatives, unquote. in creating obamacare, senator harry reid took an entirely unrelated bill, h.r. 3590, containing just 714 words, and -- that did not raise taxes, and then he stripped it of everything but its bill number. he then put the 400,000-word obamacare that raised taxes in 17 different places into this empty shell bill. through this bit of legislative trickery, mr. speaker, mr. reid claims that obamacare originated in the
even if the taxing power enables congress to impose a tax on not obtaining health insurance, any tax must still comply with other requirements in the constitution, unquote. in short, mr. speaker, obamacare was upheld as a tax. the supreme court did not and has not yet considered a challenge to the affordable care act's taxing provisions on the grounds that it violated the origination clause in the united states constitution. and, mr. speaker, it most certainly did exactly that. mr. speaker, the...
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. >>> montgomery county is talking about rolling back part of its bag tax. some members don't want it to apply to places who don't sell food, like hardware stores. the 5-cent bag tax is aimed at cutting down on the number of plastic bags in or near local streams. >>> voters in washington state will be casting ballots tomorrow on a measure that could have ripple effects on the food industry all across the country. >> teresa garcia takes a look at a push to require labels on foods with genetically modified ingredients. >> staffers are working the fines at the seattle headquarter on the campaign. >> this is going to be a close election. g voters will decide on tuesday whether to require labeling on foods containing genetically modified organisms or gmo's. elizabeth is with the yes campaign. she says it's about giving shoppers a choice. >> i think it fund mentally boils down to, people want more information about our food. >> the labeling campaign raised $8 million. a fraction of the war chest on the no side. top opposition donors, like biochemical giants and du
. >>> montgomery county is talking about rolling back part of its bag tax. some members don't want it to apply to places who don't sell food, like hardware stores. the 5-cent bag tax is aimed at cutting down on the number of plastic bags in or near local streams. >>> voters in washington state will be casting ballots tomorrow on a measure that could have ripple effects on the food industry all across the country. >> teresa garcia takes a look at a push to require labels...
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the premiums were lower than expected an millions will qualify for tax credits. and we know that consumers are eager. and to the millions who have tried to shop and enroll, i want to apologize to you that it has not worked as well as it should. i want to assure that you healthcare.gov can and will be fixed. we are working around the clock to deliver the shopping experience that you deserve. we are seeing improvements each week. and we said publicly by the end of november the experience on the site will be smooth for the vast majority of users. over the past month millions have visited health care.gov to take a look at coverage. and in that time, nearly 700,000 applications for coverage has been submit the across the nation. more than half of those are in the federal marketplace alone. this confirms that american people are looking for quality, affordable health care coverage. we know that the consumer experience has been fraus traiting for many americans. some have this trouble locking into the site and others are receiving slow response times. this initial exper
the premiums were lower than expected an millions will qualify for tax credits. and we know that consumers are eager. and to the millions who have tried to shop and enroll, i want to apologize to you that it has not worked as well as it should. i want to assure that you healthcare.gov can and will be fixed. we are working around the clock to deliver the shopping experience that you deserve. we are seeing improvements each week. and we said publicly by the end of november the experience on the...
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people are seeking the millions act property tax and that's encouraging. that in terms of the design guideline recommendation. this is an example of 750 second street a project that the task force felt was a again example of incorporating design guidelines and how they can benefit new construction within a historic district this was a project that was second-degree murder by the department staff as an example of construction. with that i'll turn it over to andrew >> thanks mike and thank you, president and commissioners for taking the time to listen to us. so my name is andrew i'm a land use attorney. we do a lot of sequa issues and a lot of preservations. it was a pleasure to be part of this. i drew the short straw so i get it wade through the sequa provisions. we're all familiar with sequa inlick most local zoning maps and things their all initiated on a local basis. sequa is a state law but the actual body of law has been around since the 1970s but it's implemented locally it's all implemented right here in the planning department trying to take state r
people are seeking the millions act property tax and that's encouraging. that in terms of the design guideline recommendation. this is an example of 750 second street a project that the task force felt was a again example of incorporating design guidelines and how they can benefit new construction within a historic district this was a project that was second-degree murder by the department staff as an example of construction. with that i'll turn it over to andrew >> thanks mike and thank...
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maybe through tax increases and closing tax loopholes. republicans are going to try to hold the line. hold on to those cuts, but shuffle the cuts around in a way they favor more. that's the fight over that. i don't think we will get a tax code reform or entitlement spending. >> you know everyone's poll numbers took a hit after the obamacare debacle and debate. do you think this time poll numbers will matter or public opinion will weigh in the budget talks, or is it a different tight this time, if you will? >> the poll numbers will matter, but in this case if you don't have the fight over a government shutdown, republicans may feel safer in pushing for maintaining the spending cuts. they feel like they have the upper hand with the public on this one because so many in poll numbers in the public have said they want to see our debt and deficit under control. so the republican thinking right now on capitol hill is they can fight for these spending cuts and the public will back them. >> the democrats are thinking they have the stronger positio
maybe through tax increases and closing tax loopholes. republicans are going to try to hold the line. hold on to those cuts, but shuffle the cuts around in a way they favor more. that's the fight over that. i don't think we will get a tax code reform or entitlement spending. >> you know everyone's poll numbers took a hit after the obamacare debacle and debate. do you think this time poll numbers will matter or public opinion will weigh in the budget talks, or is it a different tight this...
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on laughed, taxing on security and neighborhood. so having a staggered approach, not every venue should be able to go to 4:00 a.m. and i agree with that. bars go to a certain point and maybe there is a clear definition of those industries and subcategories are. absolutely it's a necessary tool for us to make sure that we limit the amount of violence that happens every night. >> that's a difficult question for law enforcement standpoint. i think it's a good time for another trivia question. [ laughter ] which seated commissioner was tinker bell at disneyland. we take pride in ourselves to the police department to be very open minded and i think that most of the venues that deals with the security or patrons or entrepreneurs will know that we are very open minded and we listen to all concerns. this is a hot topic and it would be a drain on our resources if they stayed open until 4:00. a.m.. it -- a study was done in the norwegian studies and this determined there was more crime. you know in las vegas they stay open 24 hours a day and
on laughed, taxing on security and neighborhood. so having a staggered approach, not every venue should be able to go to 4:00 a.m. and i agree with that. bars go to a certain point and maybe there is a clear definition of those industries and subcategories are. absolutely it's a necessary tool for us to make sure that we limit the amount of violence that happens every night. >> that's a difficult question for law enforcement standpoint. i think it's a good time for another trivia...
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on the other hand, there are now tax credits available for some of the smaller employers who want to offer coverage, actually come into the marketplace. for the other businesses, the businesses hiring 50 or more, there is a standard that says, an employee is considered full time if he or she works 30 hours a week. and that really came from a market snapshot with help from the small business administration of where employee benefits were in the private market based on hours of work. what was a part-time or full-time employee? what we know about the economic data is the high point of part-time workers was in 2008 and 2009 at the height of the last recession. it has been decreasing each and every year. there is no data to support the fact that there is an up tick, based on the impending affordable care act. i am sure that there may be some individual employers making some business decisions about how many workers they want full time and how many they want part time. i can tell you there is no economic data or employment data that supports the notion that this is an effect of the law. >>
on the other hand, there are now tax credits available for some of the smaller employers who want to offer coverage, actually come into the marketplace. for the other businesses, the businesses hiring 50 or more, there is a standard that says, an employee is considered full time if he or she works 30 hours a week. and that really came from a market snapshot with help from the small business administration of where employee benefits were in the private market based on hours of work. what was a...